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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 432 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”

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  1. 1.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. awake
  3. short
  4. heavy
  5. top
  6. pull
  7. night
  8. slow
  9. slow
  10. last
  11. big
  12. far
  13. cry
  14. small
  15. weak
  16. fast
  17. early
  18. empty
  19. out
  20. cold
  21. sell
  22. soft
  23. below
  24. thin
  25. stand
  26. sit
  27. last
  28. summer
  29. dry
  30. young
  31. go
  32. lose
  33. hard
  34. win
  35. hot
  36. sad
  37. empty
  38. boy
  39. hot
  40. winter

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